Describes a study conducted at Spokane Falls Community College to assess student needs and preferences regarding the content and format of a study skills course. Identifies skills students viewed as most important: reading and studying textbooks, notetaking, test taking, time management, and vocabulary. (DMM)

The need to explore the extent to which student evaluation of teachers is subject to instructor manipulation is suggested. Comment is made concerning possible impact on teacher ratings of sections sizes, scheduling of classes during odd hours, the type of material taught, and whether or not the course is required. (SM)

Significantly more positive attitude toward subject matter of instruction was associated with the use of the criterion-referenced measure than with the norm-referenced measure; differences in attitude toward mode of instruction were not significant. (Author)

Components of instruction and exercises in humanistic health care added to an interdisciplinary pharmacy course on the geriatric patient are described. Included in the coursework are values and attitudes concerning elderly people, interpersonal communication skills, and special psychological and social complexities of old age. (MSE)

Proposes that technical writing teachers ask their students to analyze the ethos--the revelation of a writer's character through the rhetorical choices a writer makes--of the profession they are preparing to enter. Provides examples of such analysis. (RL)

Religious attitudes of junior school pupils were studied in relation to their type of school religious education. Roman Catholic, Church of England, and state schools were compared, as were those providing no religious education and those using a "traditional" or "modern" syllabus. The attitude scales are included. (SJL)

Discussion of the increasing access to technology that is being used in higher education for distance education courses focuses on a Masters course offered through Penn State's World Campus. Topics include characteristics of adult learners; successful online learning communities; and changes in student perceptions regarding technology use, course…

Notes that controversial issues should be a part of the social studies curriculum. Defines different types of statements that occur in classroom discussions about controversial issues: attitudinal, analytical, valuative, or metaphysical. Urges teachers to be aware of the tenor of students' comments. Presents two legal process models as possible…

Describes the development and implementation of an undergraduate course in information retrieval and technologies. The discussion covers the objectives of the course, strategies used to obtain faculty and administration support, student reactions, and future plans. A list of hardware and software demonstrated in the course and a directory of…

Substitutes "science attentive" for "cultural literacy" in science education, urging that students (1) have an interest in basic science, (2) know basic science, and (3) be able to deepen such interest and knowledge on their own. Outlines four cluster goals for science teaching from Project Synthesis of 1979-81. (NH)

A survey of 33 former English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students now in university-level content courses explores their perceptions of the relationship between their ESL writing class instruction and the actual writing tasks in later courses. Findings reveal general satisfaction but also expressed needs for more complex writing assignments and…

Explores students' views of English-as-a-Second-Language courses in discussions with three Japanese secondary students. Their stories were analyzed in terms of Schwab's four curriculum commonplaces: learner, subject matter, milieu, and teacher. For the students, learning English is connected to negotiating their identities in a new environment.…

Describes a teacher educator's experience at offering a course for graduate education majors called "Religion and the Public Schools." Classroom discussions were free-ranging, and students expressed views and insights concerning course materials in journals. Many students questioned whether religious studies could be taught…

Grade 11 students enrolled in a science/technology/society (STS) course, students not enrolled and their respective teachers were profiled. The results indicate that STS education rather that STS "doctrination" is the norm, the goal of "STS-literate" students has not been achieved, and the long-term retention capability of the established and…

Describes the author's experiences in incorporating the critique of heterosexism and heterosexual privilege into an undergraduate course in teacher education at a Canadian university, exploring how an approach intended to counter inherent heterosexism in school curricula interacted with the social relations of the classroom and attitudes of the…